North Central Texas College Student Handbook

Important Notice

References in brackets and/or parentheses—such as [FFDAD (Local)]—are to the official North Central Texas College Board of Regents Policy Manual. This manual can be accessed through the NCTC website at www.nctc.edu.

Students should consult this manual for additional information regarding policies relating to students, conduct and rights and responsibilities.

Equal Opportunity

With respect to the admission and education of students; with respect to the availability of student loans, grants, scholarships and job opportunities; with respect to the employment and promotion of teaching and non-teaching personnel; and with respect to the student and faculty activities conducted on the premises owned or occupied by the College, it is the policy of North Central Texas College not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender, religion, age, or disability in employment or the provision of services. With regard to both students and staff, North Central Texas College will take positive actions to ensure that all persons are given an opportunity to share in the educational, employment and business activities of the College.

The United States Department of Education Office of Post-Secondary Education Campus Security Statistics website provides a direct link to reported criminal offenses for over 6,000 colleges and universities throughout the United States. North Central Texas College complies with the 1998 amendments to the Higher Education Act of 1965 by reporting campus and local community crime data for the Cooke, Denton, and Montague county campuses through this website. The information contained in this website is updated each year during the months of October and November and is available for review by the public at any time. Visit the Campus Security Statistics website at www.ope.ed.gov/security/Search.asp for information regarding campus and local community crime statistics for all North Central Texas College campuses. Contact a Senior Campus Director, Room 101, 1525 West California Street, Gainesville, Texas, 76240, for additional information regarding campus and local community crime statistics.

The Board approves the appointment of a Title IX Coordinator in compliance with Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, as amended. Any related Title IX issues or complaints should be directed to Rod Lipscomb in the Dean of Student's Office. Selected policies related to Title IX can be found in the FA(Legal), and FLB(Local) sections of Board Policy.